This article found in the news--some new thinking by doctors concerning fibromyalgia

I just read the link, thanks for posting it. I am a MSW Therapist and this type of new, nuero " everything" ( in our brain or genetics) makes me wary. It makes sense that a person who suffers Panic Attacks for a number of years would have muscle pain. Their fight n flight would be on high alert causing overworked potentially exhausted muscles in pain that flares with increased movement, attacks, etc. Bipolar, same idea with mania.
But, this is not accounting for those of us who do not have these or other mental health issues.
There was a recent thread about childhood trauma; seems most said yes, including me. However, trauma is not uncommon. The severity or length of time varies. If everyone who experienced bad parenting, peer harassment, abandonment issues, even sexual abuses were experiencing fibro, how large would that # be? 90%?
One area that this study may be useful for is hospitals where persons are detained while in crisis. I interned at one for a year. The people who had established pain were given almost nothing; presumption was drug seeking. It made me furious!
The danger of the nueropysch field is the wave of connecting everything to mental states. Even the genetic component is brain related. I think our mind/brain is always connected to our bodies but causation of fibro, no.
What do others think?

Thank you for posting this and I agree with it 100%. I also think that is how my fibro was "born" so to speak. I have been reading a lot of books on the connection between mind and body and it makes A LOT of sense. I had suffered anxiety for years and years before my Fibro symptoms started. When they did start, my anxiety was so bad I couldn't turn it off - I lost all control over it for several months. It was like my flight or fight button was stuck in the "on" position and I couldn't turn it off. It was terrifying. And, then....my Fibro symptoms started. So, I definitely think there is a correlation. However, I don't necessarily think that is the case for all Fibro sufferers. I think there are many pre-cursors to getting Fibro.

I continue to ponder this causation factor. I definitely had my fight n flight stuck in on position for years, really. I did have panic attacks, anxiety and long term daily trauma. But, it's not in my head and it's not in my genetics. My daughter has it so I believe once started, prior to birthing and pregnancy, our genetics may shift; but, really, our very DNA changes so drastically n fast? Hmm....
I wish the specific neuron translator or hormone could be teased out with research. Not general ideas of our Seratonine or othes like Dopamine. Cymbalta works well for some but I feel, just my thoughts, that this family of meds works on our minds response, not on the actual cause or physical pain. For those of us with depressive aspects it's good to have. I am currently fairly depressed for a number of reasons but was not when fibro got me or later, for many years.
Diabetes has insulin, what do we have? Of course there is always personal work to be done :). I recall being given the meds in the Tegratol and Elavil class, a nightmare indeed. Until we have a targeted med I really believe we must create our own, universal, Wellness Plan. It needs to be given at the drs office and we need to be deffered to advocators, peers or physician assistants to learn our path! So many of us have blogs or I and R sites. What if the power of the scattered numbers came together in conferences and created Wellness?
Wow, this is my dream.

I can get pretty deep into issues that society overlooks. Especially when it causes stigma. Thanks for giving me a place to talk about fibro, combined with research, meds and mental health. I spent ten years in university and in internships to understand and advocate for myself and others, these factors.
I just hope I can actually get to it.
Keep posting!